Farmers in Raichur district are facing severe power shortage. A video of a farmer falling at the feet of Gescom officials demanding adequate power supply to save his crops has gone viral. The crops are drying up due to only 6-7 hours of power supply, and the farmers have dismissed the state government's Rs 2,500 compensation as inadequate.
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Farmers in Raichur district are facing severe power shortage. A video of a farmer falling at the feet of Gescom officials demanding adequate power supply to save his crops has gone viral. The crops are drying up due to only 6-7 hours of power supply, and the farmers have dismissed the state government's Rs 2,500 compensation as inadequate.